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{{short description|1966 film by K. S. Gopalakrishnan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{about|the 1966 film|the TV series|Chithi (TV series)|other uses|Chithi (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Chitthi
| image = Chitthi Poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]
| producer =
| screenplay = K. S. Gopalakrishnan
| based_on = {{based on|''Dayanidhi''|[[Kothainayaki Ammal|Vai. Mu. Kothainayaki]]}}
| starring = [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]<br />[[Gemini Ganesan]]
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = R. Sampath
| editing = R. Devarajan
| studio = Chitra Productions
| distributor = Chitra Productions
| released = 14 January 1966
| runtime = 170 Mins
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Chitthi''''' ({{lang-ta|சித்தி}}; {{trans|Stepmother}}) is a [[Tamil films of 1966|1966]] Indian [[Tamil language]] film, directed by [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]. The film stars [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] and [[Gemini Ganesan]]. It is based on the play ''Dayanidhi'' written by Vai. Mu. Kothainayaki. The film was remade in Hindi as ''[[Aurat (1967 film)|Aurat]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/blast-from-the-past-aurat-1967/article3452306.ece |title=Blast From The Past: Aurat (1967) |last=Malhotra |first=Aps |date=2012-05-24 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2019-02-13 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> in Malayalam as ''[[Achante Bharya]]'', in Telugu as ''Pinni'' and in Kannada as ''[[Chikkamma]]''.

== Cast ==
*[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] as Meenakshi
*[[Gemini Ganesan]] as Muthaiyya
*[[R. Muthuraman|Muthuraman]] as Balu
*[[Nagesh]] as Mani
*[[M. R. Radha]] as Periyasamy
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]]
*[[Kula Deivam V. R. Rajagopal|V. R. Rajagopal]]
*[[V. S. Raghavan]]
*[[Vijaya Nirmala]] as Saroja
*[[Vijayasree]]
*[[M. S. Sundari Bai|Sundari Bai]] as Periyasamy's mother
*[[S. D. Subbulakshmi]]
* Radha Bai
*Rani

== Production ==
The film was an adaptation of stage play ''Dayanidhi'' written by Vai. Mu. Kothainayaki.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2001/12/31/stories/2001123100120300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020428130052/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2001/12/31/stories/2001123100120300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 April 2002 |title=A forgotten author and patriot |last=Muthiah |first=S. |date=31 December 2001 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=3 May 2019 |author-link=S. Muthiah}}</ref>

== Themes ==
According to the book ''Beyond Bollywood'', ''Chitthi'' subverts the [[wicked stepmother]] trope by making her a figure of suffering and sacrifice, protecting her stepchildren from her callous and irresponsible husband.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Beyond Bollywood: The Cinemas of South India |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |year=2017 |editor-last=Raghavendra |editor-first=M. K. |editor-link=M. K. Raghavendra |pages=43}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Chitthi
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1966
| recorded = 1966
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Saregama
| length = 26:19
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label =
| producer = M. S. Viswanathan
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
Music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] and lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]] and [[Udumalai Narayana Kavi]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tamiltunes.com/chithi.html/ |title=Chithi songs |work=Tamiltunes |access-date=2015-12-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mio.to/album/Chithi+%281966%29 |title=Chithi (1966) |work=Music India Online |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190503035248/https://mio.to/album/Chithi+(1966) |archive-date=3 May 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=3 May 2019 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Song !! Singer !! Lyrics !! Length(m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Thaneer Suduvathenna" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] [[P. Susheela]] || rowspan=6|[[Kannadasan]] || 4:02
|-
| 2 || "Kalamithu Kalamithu" || P. Susheela || 6:09
|-
| 3 || "Ingey Deivam Pathi" || [[A. L. Raghavan]] Mothi || 4:23
|-
| 4 || "Sathipoma Indru" || rowspan=2|[[P. B. Srinivas]] [[L. R. Eswari]] || 3:48
|-
| 5 || "Santhipoma Indru" (Sad) || 3:06
|-
| 6 || "Maarum Kanni Manam"|| P. Susheela || 1:42
|-
| 7 || "Cycle Vandi Mele" || [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]] || Udumalai Narayana Kavi || 3:49
|}

== Reception ==
T. M. Ramachandran of ''[[Sport and Pastime]]'' positively reviewed the film praising Gopalakrishnan's direction and also praising cast and crew members of the film.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=19 February 1966 |title=Padmini Stages Come-Back! |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20950 |magazine=[[Sport and Pastime]] |volume=20 |page=[https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20950/page/n156 42]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0214586}}
* {{YouTube|id=ZikNBz_a6dA|title=Chitthi}}
{{K. S. Gopalakrishnan}}

[[Category:1966 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films based on plays]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:1966 drama films]]

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